Improvement in plows



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Patented Oct. 10, 1876.

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MARIE .E. RONAT, OF ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVE M E N T IN PLOW'S.

Specification forming part'of Letters Patent No. 183,213, dated "October 10, 1876; application filed July 17, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Rochelle, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Gang-Plows for Horse or Steam Power, of which the following is a specibeam E. The said axle .runs on carrying- The subject of my invention is aplow, which may consist of any number of sections, each fication section preferably carrying two mold-boards. The plow-sections have 'each one beam, which are connected in frontto'adraft-frame,and connected in the rear by screws, which permit their adjustment at any desirable distance asunder. The frame is supported on carrying-wheels having adjustmentto regulate thej The plow-standpenetration of the .plows. ards are secured to their frame by pivots,

which admit of their being tipped backward: by suitable connections with a rocking beam" under control of the driver, to'keep them clear of the ground when the implement is being transported from place to place. The reverse motion of this beam draws the .plows into position for action, and they are thus locked 'by a sliding bar carrying a catch-pin for each plow-standard. The whole is surmounted by a platform, on which the driver rides, and through which the various operating levers; and screws are extended upward. A bolt above the platform fixes the locki'ng beams of the plows immovably in place, to keep the plows in their working position. The plows are constructed with cutting-fronts and hollow soles, and are mounted in an oblique range, so as to turn successive furrows one after the other.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan or top view of the implement. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view with the platform removed. Fig. 3 is a front elevation. Fig. 4 is a side elevation. Fig. 5 is a partial plan, illustrating connections between two adjacent plow-beams. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the plow with its standard and short beam. Fig.

7 is a rear elevation of the same.

Each plow-section consists of a pair of beams, A A, connected in front by a crossbar, B, which is supported adjustably upon the axle G by screws D D. Above the sectional cross-bars B is a main cross-beam, E,

which also may be made in sections, but rigidly connected together, and is supported from w'heels G G G4, the end wheel G",'which has .to run in the furrow after "th'efirst through, being attached to a detached portion, 0, of the axle,'which'is adjusted vertically'by screws D and H, and is guided by the additional prolongation of the standard F. The draftitongu'es I are mounted between hounds J, iforming prolongations of the beam, and may be pivoted to .the said hounds by a single through-bolt, K. On each side of each beam A is attached, by a horizontal pivot, l, a plowstandard, L, carrying a mold-board, M, which is constructed with a fhOl'l'OW'SOl'B and a cut- ;ting front to act as a colter.

It will now ap'p'ear'that each plow-beam car- .ries a pair of plows, and that each two beams carrying four plows constitute a section drawn by one tongue. These sections are constructed independently, so that any desirable number of them may be coupled "together side by side, to produce a gangplow of any desired capacity, the main crOss-Abe'amsE E, axle O "G, :and other parts being formed of the required length, or connected together in sections corresponding with the plow-sections, as already described.

The'plow-beams are graduated in length, and each 5plow-standard is's'et slightly to the rear of its predecessor, so as to cause the plows to act in succession inturning furrows one after the other. The plow-beams are surmounted by an oblique board, N, in which are mounted sheaves O 0, over which pass chains P P, attached at their rear ends to arms 1) p, projecting backward from the pivoted plowstandards L L, and at their forward ends to arms P, projecting forward from the same. The intermediate part of each chain P passes around a Windlass, Q, by the turning of which the plows may be thrown backward and elevated clear of the ground when the implement is to be moved from place to place without plowing. By turning the Windlass in the opposite direction the plows will again be brought and rock or turn with them on the main beams A A. The lugs 1, project upward through apertures prepared for them in the oblique board N, and, receiving the pins 1", as stated, lock the plows securely in their working position, the sliding barR resting firmly on the oblique board N. The depth of penetration of the plows is regulated by turning the screws D, so as to raise or lower the cross-beam B, as required. To assist in supporting the frame of the implement, especially when the plows are raised out of the ground, I employ a pair of wheels 'S, running on an axle, S, attached by a bar, .9, to the main axle G, and adjusted vertically by a screw, 8, swiveled in said axle s and threaded in a cross-beam, 5 which is prepared to receive it. The adjusting-screw s is.

surmounted by a hand-wheel, 8 for turning it. The rear extremity of the implement is supported by a caster-wheel, T, mounted and attached in any customary or suitable manner. The vertical adjustment of the wheels S by means of the screw .9 facilitates the setting of said wheels in coincidence with the front and rear carrying-wheels, so that they will run on the surface of the ground. U represents the main platform of the implement, which surmounts the parts a1- read y described, being supported upon the plow-beams A by standards a. This platform is constructed with suitable soles and apertures to receive such of the operatin g connec' tions as require to be within reach of the driver, who rides upon a seat, V, upon the platform. The sliding bar R is operated by a handle, R, projecting upward from the platform, and locked by a bolt, 1', so as to hold the said sliding bar in position to lock the plows. The Windlass Q is operated by means of arms q and a handle, q, within reach of the driver. W is a rock-shaft, from which project arms X, carrying pins as, which engage in apertures prepared to receive them in the Windlass Q, so as to lock the said Windlass at either extremity of its movement, when the plows are drawn either back and upward, to throw them out of use, or down and forward,to place them in working position. One of the pinsw is elon gated upward to form a handle for the convenient operation of the rock-shaft W. The drivers seat V is mounted upon a spring, V, pivoted at 'v, and secured at its other end by a pin, 22, so that the seat may be folded over when desirable.

Having'thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination of the plow-beams A A,

the plow-standards and mold-boards L M, pivoted thereto, with the chains 1?, sheaves O, and Windlass Q, for throwing the plows in and out of working position, in the manner described.

2. The combination of the axle G O, plowbeams A A, cross-bars B B, main cross-beam E E, standards F F, and adjusting-screws D D, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. v p

3. The combination of the axle 0 G, detached axlesection O, guiding-standard F, and adjusting-screws D and H, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of the plow-beams A A,

cross-bars B B, and draft-chains 1? attached thereto, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination of the axle O G, carrying-wheels Gr, G, G, and F, the gage-wheels S n S, with the plows A L M, as and for the purposes set forth.-

6. The combination of the pivoted plows L M, beams A, short beams L, lugs l, and lock ing-bar R, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination of the pivoted plows L M, chains P P, Windlass Q, locking rock-shaft W, arms X, and pins at, as and for the purposes set forth.

8. The combination, with a gang'plow, constructed to operate substantially as herein set forth, of the platform U, drivers seat V, and v operating-arms q R s, projecting above said platform, within reach of the driver, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand this 14th dayof June, 1876.

MARIE ELIA BONAT.

Witnesses:

OCTAVIUS KNIGHT, C AS. J. GoocH. 

